Nieuw West

Nieuw West is a modern extension of Zaanstad around Westerwatering, 13,740 residents across seven neighbourhoods with water woven through the layout. Social cohesion scores 7.7 here and the overall lands on 7.0, a tidy result. Safety keeps pace at 6.9, and housing follows on 6.1. Nature stays the weakest pillar at 4.7, just under the national middle. A quiet, planned residential district.